Inside GNSSWork to integrate drones into the nation's regular air traffic picked up speed over the last eight months as aviation regulators found new ways to permit unmanned flights while still keeping the skies safe for other aircraft.
In September 2014 the agency announced the first of what is now more than 450 waivers enabling commercial companies to begin for-profit operations in the United States.READ MORE

DatanamiAs the use of graph databases has grown in recent years, ever more applications of this technology involve storing, searching and reasoning about events. In fact, many companies use this technology for this purpose, and the size of these databases is rising in many cases to billions of events. Now, there is advanced technology which overcomes performance problems that emerge when searching and reasoning over event databases of such size.READ MORE

Smart Grid NewsThe European Commission has launched their "smart specialization platform on energy," whose goal is to support regions and European Union member states to promote sustainable energy. The platform will help the states share their expertise in the deployment and investment of sustainable energy and low-carbon technologies.READ MORE

Directions MagazineEsri unveiled its Human Health and Climate Change App Challenge, calling on the worldwide GIS community to create apps that help communities visualize, understand and combat the health impacts of climate change. Esri will award three winners more than $15,000 in cash prizes or the equivalent in software. The deadline to enter is Aug. 14.READ MORE

Would You Bet Your Business on Your Data?CoreLogicAs a GIS professional, you understand that robust and quality data is at the heart of every business decision including land-use planning, mineral exploration, tax compliance, transportation, as well as infrastructure development and management. However, collecting data from various local government and other resources can be expensive, time-consuming and error-prone. Sadly identifying a single and trusted provider of quality data is not always easy. Until now.

Spatial SourceAirbus Defense and Space and Hexagon Geospatial have formed a partnership to provide access to high-resolution satellite imagery data in smart applications.
The partnership was formed to develop a new content-sharing program that will enable end-users to have access to Earth observation data and software through smart applications offered by Hexagon Geospatial.READ MORE

MashableThe commercial satellite industry is in something of a boom time right now, with everyone from Elon Musk to Google planning to launch spacecraft of varying sizes into Earth's orbit, and eventually, beyond. Today, people all over the planet can see photos and even HD video of Earth from above with the click of a button on a computer or phone.
But this wasn't always the case.READ MORE

GIS UserLooking at Twitter for some added exposure and marketing? Consider the new, Twitter website cards — note, you'll need a Twitter ads account in order to get started. So, what are website cards? To help you connect Twitter's valuable users with your site, you can use an ad unit called a website card with your Tweets.READ MORE